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Danelectro Grilled Cheese Distortion Mini Pedal

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How much did you purchase this item for? AU$75
Where did you purchase this item? Intermusic, Bondi Junction, Sydney, Australia
Is this item new or used? New

Features: A simple pedal. There are two control knobs, one for “level” and one for “resonance”. There is also an input for an AC adapter on the rear of the unit.

Construction: Contrary to popular myth, these Danelectro mini-pedals are not flimsy. Sure, they are made of plastic, but their size is so small that there is absolutely no ‘flex’ in them whatsoever. They are solid and tough, I’ve had my Grilled Cheese for years. The two control knobs are small and skinny, but frankly, once you’ve set this pedal up to suit your guitar you won’t be touching them again.

Sound: There is a stack of level on offer here. Ridiculously so. Turn it anywhere near halfway or above and you’ll get masses of squealing feedback, which is fine if your aim is to give everyone a headache, so be gentle ok? The resonance control works like the sweep controller in a wah, only you set it at one place and leave it. You would get the same effect by clicking on your wah pedal and leaving it open, then not using you foot to change the frequency.

Coupled with the in-built distortion, the sound is thin (razor sharp actually, watch out or you’ll have someone’s eye out!) and hollow, nasty and cheap! You may be able to do a passable imitation of the guitar on “Ziggy Stardust” with this pedal, but it is best suited to doing lead work when you’re tired of normal distortion and want something different.

Ease of Use: It is important to spend time (quite a lot of time) getting the resonance just right for your guitar. Once you have found the sweet spot, you won’t be moving the knob from there again!

Reliability: Never had a problem with it.

Overall: Don’t buy the Danelectro Grilled Cheese if you are looking for an all-purpose distortion pedal. This little yellow box is pretty much a one trick pony, but it might just be the ‘trick’ you are looking for.

Experience Level: 18 years gigging/ recording experience.





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[hm3]

it has a pretty sweet sound trough a fender amp